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The Use of Official Records to Measure Crime and Delinquency

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Loftin, C., McDowall, D. The Use of Official Records to Measure Crime and Delinquency. J Quant Criminol 26, 527–532 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-010-9120-8

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